Thanks for this very useful tip! I’m usually always at a loss when painting minis, I do a little bit here and there based on what color looks good at a certain area and just go at it. Because of this, I usually spend a lot of time just trying to tidy it up in the end. Please do more pro tips, I’m really enjoying your channel!

Whats funny is I am nowhere near a pro but have been painting minis since I got my first HeroQuest set (still have it and play it) and I have painting them in layers. Just like when photoshop or painting a picture I always start with the first layer (closest to the skin) first. After the skin obviously. So what you are talking about would be considered painting layers.

This is the first time I have committed on a YouTube video. Greetings from the bayou country of South Louisiana. Thank you for posting this video you totally turned on a light bulb in my head and saved me so much time lol.

Great tip which should work 98% of the times. In the case you mentioned with “string bikini armour” or very thin bracelets and such my experience is however that it can be easier to start with those protruding, but very thin, parts and then do the larger areas under. Too some extent it may be so that starting with the small or fiddly parts is best, which often means the eyes, skin and lower layers.

I personally never completely assemble a model and then paint it. I paint as I go. So a Space Marine for instance gets the legs glued down, then painted and yes I follow the inside out method described here. After the legs I glue on the torso and paint the torso. Before gluing on the arms I paint the portions of the arm that are up next to the torso because you won’t be able to get to them with a brush effectively, if at all, after assembly. I then paint the lower portion of the helmet before gluing the head on. I paint the part of the backpack that is up next to the torso before gluing it on. If you fully assemble a mini and then try to paint, it will not look as good as it does if you paint as you go along because there will be too much detail you just can’t get a brush to but which is still visible. This does have the effect of taking longer to paint your minis but they look much better. For me, collecting and painting the minis is 60% of the hobby.